Pros and Cons of Living in Delaware
Delaware's core trade-off pairs genuine, fast growth within Ohio's richest county and a real college-town anchor against a real, honest gap between the county's headline wealth and the city's own more moderate income.
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Learn morePro: genuine, fast growth within Ohio's richest, fastest-growing county
Delaware's population grew a real 17.29% since 2020, within Delaware County -- genuinely Ohio's richest county and, per one source, its fastest-growing by decade.
Pro: Ohio Wesleyan University's real college-town anchor and a physically local hospital
Ohio Wesleyan University's real, growing enrollment and OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital's physically local presence (serving Delaware since 1904) together give Delaware a genuine, distinct community anchor pair.
Con: a real, honest gap between county wealth and city income
The city of Delaware's own median household income ($99,031) runs genuinely more moderate than Delaware County's exceptional, richest-in-Ohio wealth ($133,540 median) -- movers should not conflate the two.
Con: a real, disclosed property-tax and school-ranking research gap
This record disclosed honestly that no Delaware-CITY-specific property tax rate was isolated from broader county figures, and the school district's own overall statewide rank was not located this pass.
Key takeaways
- Pro: genuine, fast growth (+17.29% since 2020) within Ohio's richest, fastest-growing county.
- Pro: Ohio Wesleyan University's real college-town anchor plus a physically local hospital (OhioHealth Grady Memorial, since 1904).
- Con: a real, honest gap between the county's headline wealth and the city's own more moderate income, plus real disclosed research gaps on property tax and school ranking.
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